European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 3, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 the stars and stripes Tom Wicker wednesday september 3, 1980 my not As optimum As missile armed subs president Carter compromised on practically everything at the democratic National convention by on a Resolution to kill the my Mobile missile he dug in his heels it it crucial he said in a hand written note to the delegates that our strategic a Clear forces not be vulnerable to preemptive soviet alack. The my. Is our optimum his presidential artillery Lay the acknowledged fact thai Bigg and More accurate soviet missile now threaten Orson will the american Lind based 1cbm Force but nol the air and Ita legs of the nuclear triad. Carter moreover had jut formally approved a nuclear strategy culling for the ability to make the kind of precision strike on soviet military targets Tor which the my would be designed but aside front horrendous questions of Cost and tin environment is them As no planned really the optimum Means Avail Able for survivability against soviet at tack Ana pinpoint retaliation on soviet Mili tary targets this is e question Congress and the Public ought la explore More thoroughly than the democratic delegates we Reable to do. The my ii supposed to be survivable Lor Milane because of its Mobile Basing is tem. To Hundred my missiles each with 10 independently Large Lible warheads will be shul lid among 4.600 silos distribute Dover 200 racetracks each 20 Milo Long � that the soviets theoretically will not know which Tilos shelter the missiles at in moment of an attack. But the survivability disa Ppeston if Salt h is nol ratified which is now he on for probability. The treaty would limit the soviets to Loo few warheads on the Rele vant missiles for a ferrite on All the silo at once but if that limitation disappear with the T Ceresn u Congress can change that if it wants to. But apparent it has t got the Gua to do tl1 Branch of i by by in the blk to the Constitution jays in most instances Congress can decide what cases the Sti Weme court May or. And of Ocura the Congress bold the purse brings for aus Onset p " a hostage for Over nine month. During that Lime Ameri=1bs a so you May think the Tancl Darter or the Condor were rare in Airnet but Yoa sift t seen nothing until you atari looking for i he Miff backbones decisive american congressman. 1c in arpent a James Kilpatrick bad two years for amendment an unremarkable anniversary went widely unobserved two years have now a such since Congress sent out to the stale the proposed "d.c. Amendment to the Constitution. They have been two Yean of conspicuous ennui. The amendment to refresh your recollection would treat the District of Columbia As though it were a stale for certain Pur. Poses. Residents of Washington would be entitled to Vole for two member of the United Stiles Senate and one member of it House. When future constitutional amendments came along the City would be treated to though it were a state for Nair Poss of ratifies ban. Sen. Orrin Hatch a Utah an opponent of the amendment has summed up the argument in its favor writing in the Fortl Ham Urban Law journal he suited the proponents Case it is a Mailer of fundamental injustice to deny the right of representation in con Gress to people who must pay the lanes imposed by Congress abide by the Laws promulgated by co Gros and fight the wart engaged in by Congress. Compounding this injustice is the fact that a High percentage of the District of Columbia residents Are members of a racial minority list for so Riany years Luu been denied political and civil rights in other respects that is a fair to Nitch for the proposition. Alec so no one has bought it. Three slates ratified in 1978 new Jersey Michi Gan and Ohio. Four More ratified in 1979 Mamet Quetu. Minnesota Connecticu tand win Josin two Stales have mined this year. Hawaii and Maryland. That s the crop nine slates far Short of the 38 required to write this amendment into the Constitution. That it Only part of the Story. In fou states Idaho. New Mexico. South Dakota and Nebraska the legislature have not merely voted lie amendment Doorn anywhere i a closely divided chamber of too numbers two Voles carry disproportionate weight. The constitutional objection transcend partisanship. As senator Hatch observed the amendment would create a hybrid Lily unknown to our constitutional Struc Ture. The District of Columbia would not to a state it would remain subject to the inclusive legislative authority of Congress in All cases it would be a kind Oft us amendment Dovra quasi state with the Day 13-Membertity by have pointedly adopted resolutions of Council functioning a a kind of Toatele positive disapproval. The California Sauia Laii to. � Al. .-jr_2 re turns of Cailis e Californi Senate three times has Given it the Brush off. A Doren other state have let the proposition die in committee. Virginia is studying it. South Carolina has postponed action proponents of the amendment Vuk Wilg the Bleak prospects Hare cried the charge ii widest. Objections to this regrettable proposition tre in part politics which is nothing unusual and a part constitutional. Polio Icay. Tow effect of the amendment would be to give the Day of Withington Wode Moentk lib Endi in the us i derives froma Cal Feu of if Pihe District Vole for me govern i97j, and from the Jeven to one registry 5 of in Cratto Kerub Tiefu. It i understandable that such a Prospect scarcely Gladden the Amarti of Republican i Lalure. The Pron act undermines to be cup up of few Kim in touched b the 10th amendment the whole idea treating a Day a to Booth it were Tutte i quit imply a bad idea. Yet the Tuu to of injustice hic a Reti cent of tre indeed denied t fundamental right at clue Tulip la Nghil of Reppar Atiim a Coli thu. Bat Lio Fdl ution Lia not with this Mit guided upend int but with us act of Congress Creditt most of the District Back to mtr Yoitai whence it Cune. Such an act would Comert the Dufran Chudij into Eju is of a Ryland with is the Civit res no pert ung thereto. Or con Teu by Aucutt ? id la thu Dii Triet to Union Tifuh file
